Lidingö
Lidingö [ˈliːdɪŋˈø:] is a suburban island east of Stockholm in Sweden, at the innermost part of the Stockholm archipelago. With 50,000 inhabitants and a long coastline, it is known for the Millesgården sculpture museum, the annual cross-country race Lidingöloppet, and a cluster of conference hotels. Wikivoyage
Population 44,642 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Sweden
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Lidingö museum Museum · 150 m
- Människan i centrum Monument · 150 m
- Raul Wallenbergs gärning- Monument · 170 m
- Ögat-- Monument · 250 m
- Upplands runinskrifter 172 Memorial · 540 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Round Lidingö Race
May, September
Round Lidingö Race (Swedish: Lidingö runt), is a one course sailboat race, counter clockwise round Lidingö Municipality in the inner part of Stockholm archipelago arranged by Lidingö Segelsällskap, and is held annually the second Saturday in May, the first…
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Lidingöloppet
September
A cross-country running race, which claims to be the largest of its kind. Held annually in September, with approximately 45,000 participants, effectively doubling the island's population during the racing weekend.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lidingö); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
- Lidingö centrum 150 m
- Torsvik/Millesgården 1.0 km
- Baggeby 1.1 km
- Bodal 1.4 km
- Värtahamnen, Stockholm 2.2 km
- Larsberg 1.9 km
Train stations: Stockholms östra 4.2 km, Universitetet 4.7 km, Vendevägen 5.2 km, Östberga 5.3 km, Stocksund 5.5 km, Djursholms Ösby 5.5 km, Stockholm Odenplan 5.6 km, Mörby 5.6 km, Stockholm City 5.7 km, Bråvallavägen 5.9 km, Stockholm Central 5.9 km, Altorp 6.0 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.